is there even any room for him? Justin has dance-pop covered, Drake Hip Hop, Weeknd has R&B, Ed Sheeran has acoustic pop. I don't see any niche he could penetrate really
Individually, none of the guys in 1D have enough personality or talent to carry a notable solo album, let alone 3. If Zayn didn't even do that well, I have zero doubt that this will blow up in their faces and Harry will join the ranks of irrelevant former boyband members. Projecting that much success without so much as a single is insulting to fans, especially when the material he's written for other artists is legitimately awful & never would've seen the light of day without his name attached to it.
Lol @ everyone on this thread barking as if they know everything about the music business, as if the industry people who are the ones who are actually investing in him would even think of just throwing away that much money if they thought Harry wasn't big enough for this. Y'all are too stuck in your pop girl worlds that you don't even know how huge and powerful the 1D/Harry fanbase is/was. Y'all are underestimating him waaaaay too much. If Harry makes marketable music and doesn't pull a Zayn when it comes to promoting, I have no doubts Harry will be big as a solo.